Appropriations
I have a fiduciary responsibility to be a good steward of my constituents’ tax dollars, so I apply a thoughtful and rigorous filter to every spending request I receive. The starting answer is “no” for when someone is asking for federal funding, and “yes” is very hard to earn. I will not submit or even consider funding requests for individuals or for-profit businesses. The funding requests I do submit must be essential projects of great public benefit that fall within the confines of the authority granted to Congress by the Constitution. Another standard I apply to requests is that federal funding is necessary to ensure the continuation of work under the project. Even if the projects meet these criteria, many of them are not submitted because of our unprecedented federal deficits and the unsustainable national debt.
To see the appropriations projects I have submitted and received funding for since I was elected to Congress, please select the links below.
FY2010 – FY2009 – FY2008 – FY2007 – FY2006 – FY2005 – FY2004 – FY2003 – FY2002
I heard you on Fox News this morning talking about illegal immigrants not getting social security, welfare, food stamps, etc. You must not be aware that this is happening in southern Florida. We have a family member who is working in this area. How is it that I have paid into social security for years and am a citizen and they are illegal and are getting not only social security, but other monies. She said this was going on during Bush’s time in office also. What is going on? How is money appropriated for this? How many other states are doing this?
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Mr. Culberson,
I’m currently Vice President of the Texas Rural Letter Carriers’ Association. I wanted to express just how much our state and national associations are against switching to five day delivery from the current six day. As a business the Postal Services only real job is delivering the mail. Times are tough but even during the Great Depression, the Postal Service didn’t go to five day delivery. Perhaps Mr. Potter isn’t the right person at this time to lead the Postal Service through these difficult times. I urge you to stand strong and not let Mr. Potter take a path that could lead to the Postal Services total demise. Thank you for your attention and your service to this Great Nation.
I recently received a bill for $1200 in tax that I failed to pay in 2007. I looked over the information and realized that I did indeed owe the money and therefore sent a check for the tax amount plus interest. I wonder what would have happened to me if I refused?
Strangely the chairman of the committee in charge of tax law failed to report well over a hundred times the income that I failed to report, and nothing seems to be happening to him. He is apparently still qualified to be in charge of taxes. Is it any wonder why nobody trusts Congress?
Thank you Congressman Culberson for trying to get rid of him, but it was of course futile b/c he is a friend of Pelosi the Great (Liar).
Keep up the effort!